140 years young. 100 branches strong. 🎂💪 Toronto Public Library opened on this day in 1884. We started from the bottom with just one branch, now we’re here.
Learn our origin story in this thread. Or dive deeper in a new blog post: https://t.co/SPMKWd7eII
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P is for Parkdale. Guess what was happening at the intersection of Queen Street, King Street and Roncesvalles Avenue 100 years and one day ago? They were fixing the streetcar tracks! https://t.co/iePW7xG3Y9 #ArchivesAtoZ#Parkdale#TorontoHistory#TorontoArchives
@lancerichardson Have not yet started reading, but purchased this novella almost solely based on the title:
One Hand to Hold, One Hand to Carve by @shawwillsuffice